Set the scene.
The inlet at Salina once extended farther inland and served as a Roman-period port. Nearby, more than fifteen small hypogea, or underground tombs, formed a burial area.
Here’s the twist.
Most were cut into a quarry. Some tombs carry elaborate decoration, with features that Heritage Malta identifies as pointing towards Christian use.
Why it still matters.
The burial ground’s size suggests a substantial community nearby. That is an archaeological inference: the tombs help researchers ask where the living people worked and settled.
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